#  QBRI-HSCI Symposium 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **January 10, 2022** 

 08:00AM - 12:00PM EST 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Virtual, via Zoom - register to receive the link via email**  



 

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 Please join us for a symposium on type 1 diabetes presented by the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) and Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), focused on the latest advances in beta cell differentiation, cell replacement therapy, and autoimmune protection.

 8:00-8:15 | **WELCOME**   
**Larry Stanton**, with remarks by **Doug Melton** and **Omar El-Agnaf**

 8:15-8:55  
*Evolving role for beta cell replacement in Type I diabetes*   
**Jim Markmann, MD, PhD**  
Claude E. Welch Professor of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

 8:55-9:10  
*Navigating beta cell differentiation via genome-wide loss-of-function screening*  
**Adrian Veres, PhD** | HSCI Trainee  
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard University

 9:10-9:55  
*Towards a robust manufacturing process for autologous iPSC-based therapies.*  
**Ruud Hulspas, PhD**  
Director Process Development, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

 9:55-10:20 | **BREAK**

 10:20-11:00  
*Genome-wide in vivo CRISPR screen in the study of pancreatic beta cell protection against autoimmune destruction in T1D*  
**Peng Yi, PhD**  
Assistant Investigator and Co-Director, Genome Editing Core, Joslin Diabetes Center

 11:00-11:40  
*Immune Barriers to Beta Cell Replacement*  
**Jason Gaglia, MD, MMSc**  
Director of Hood Center for the Prevention of Childhood Diabetes, Joslin Diabetes Center

 11:40-11:50 | **WRAP UP + THANK YOU**   
**Larry Stanton**



 

 

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